It's no secret that Apple will probably hold a special media event in …

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Ever since the launch of the original iPod, Apple has scheduled a special press event for music-related products right around the time the young'uns head back to school. The same is expected for this year, and All Things D has taken a gamble on September 9 based on information from an inside source.

On September 9, the company plans to announce music-only items and not talk about the fabled tablet, the source says. It will take place in San Francisco (though the writeup says "most likely at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, where it has occurred in years past," but this is not entirely true—2007's music event was held at Moscone but last year, it was scheduled at Yerba Buena because of a conflict at Moscone). "Our sources insist it will not involve any discussion whatsoever of the tablet that Apple is reportedly developing," wrote All Things D's John Paczkowski.

Rumors have been ramping up about the tablet in recent weeks, but most Apple watchers don't expect it to be released (or even announced, in some cases) until 2010. I, for one, will not be surprised in the least if it turns out that Apple only discusses iPod touches and nanos at this September's music event. The company has always strictly adhered to iPods for the music event and announced other products at later dates. As usual, we'll keep you informed if we find out more about this event, but for now, I'm banking on September 9.

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Jacqui Cheng
Jacqui is an Editor at Large at Ars Technica, where she has spent the last eight years writing about Apple culture, gadgets, social networking, privacy, and more. Emailjacqui@arstechnica.com//Twitter@eJacqui